Pat Henning

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Fred Patrick Henning (July 5, 1908 – April 28, 1973) was an American character actor, best known for playing Kayo Dugan in On The Waterfront (1954). Henning was born in Boston as one of the fourth generation of a theatrical family. He first appeared on stage in a baby carriage at the age of two months as part of a vaudeville show. He traveled with his parents across much of the world, and in that process he became proficient in five languages. Although those travels prevented him from attending schools as a child, he was educated via correspondence courses from the Professional Children's School. He was a student at the New York Actors Studio, and he took a one-year course in television and film production at Lindsey Hopkins. Henning headed bills in vaudeville shows and starred in George White's Scandals. His work in vaudeville led to his receiving a contract to act in films. After producer Andrew Stone saw Henning's vaudeville performance, he signed him to a contract the next day, and...

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